पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 15, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra203.07°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.12°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha334.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:22
Yamaganda08:27 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 13:12
Varjyam05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:57 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872315.27
Julian Day2460780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.74°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2062°), declination 9.80°, EoT -0.24 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)